Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by hospital staff in north Jordan
The nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was detected in 550 hospital staff members of four hospitals in north Jordan. Of the 109 (19·8%) individuals tested who were nasal carriers of S. aureus, only 32 (5·8%) were found to be carriers of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus...
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1991
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| الوصول للمادة أونلاين: | http://hdl.handle.net/10725/3569 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0195-6701(91)90234-Y http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/019567019190234Y |
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| الملخص: | The nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was detected in 550 hospital staff members of four hospitals in north Jordan. Of the 109 (19·8%) individuals tested who were nasal carriers of S. aureus, only 32 (5·8%) were found to be carriers of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The carriers were four doctors, 23 nurses, three laboratory technicians, one maid and an administrator. It was noted that 25 (78·1%) of these carriers were in constant contact with patients in operating theatres, surgical wards or intensive care units. It was not clear whether the carriers were short- or long-term carriers, or whether they were persistent sources of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Decontamination of these carriers was considered among other control measures to avoid the dangerous outcome of hospital outbreaks caused by this potential pathogen. |
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